The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-04-27

Jackson has now within its corporate
limits between 1000 and 5000 inhabi
tants. with large and rapidly increas
| ing suburban population, which will
soon be embraced. The streets are all
named and The houses numbered, pre-
paratory to a free postal delivery. At
least 200 buildings have been completed
| in the last two years and more are CON
stantly going up. 1t has one of the
| largest cotton congresses in the world,
being the same which was awarded the
| first premium at the recent World 5
Exposition in New Orleans. 1t has gas,
and street railways, two prosperous
banks, an ice factory with a daily ca
pacity of fifteen tons, three steam foun-
dries and small factories of agricultural
| implements running to their full ca
pacity; two large brick factories, two
| fertilizer factories, one furniture fac
tory, one broom factory, ten churches,
six newspapers, five weekly and one
daily, and four fourishing hotels.
Being the capital of the State all of the
important State institutions and build
iugs are located here. The State Library,
in the capitol building, is the third
largest State law library in the Union
| LIE UllsCN1ldueOuS llOTdTN, OCiUS nlSt
large and well selected, is free to the
public. At jackson are held the State
Supreme, ChaDeery and Circuit courts
also the Circuit and District courts OF
the United States. At jackson also
assemblies the Legislature and all of the
important conventions. During the
present year the Illinois Central Rail
road Company viii build at jackson &
passenger depot unsurpassed by any il
the South.
THE JACKSON LAND AND IMPROVEMENT
COMPANY,
} recently organized, is joint stock com
| pany, gotten up exclusively on home
capital, and has for its object the adj
vancement and general improvement o.
the material interests of the city. It il
composed of gentlemen of standing anC
: responsibility. Its charter gives il full
power to conduct and operate al
branches of business which will tend t.
increase the comfort and business pros
perity of the city. This company nov
owns the most desirable suburban prop
| erty to be found near jackson, lyin,
: just in the path of its present growth
This land is to be at once divided int,
, | IOtS, ana OUeT6u as cheap uOmes 10
persons desiring to locate permanent,
: in Jackson One of the main objects O
the company, by means of cooperation
; is to make known to the outside worl,
the many substantial attractions of thei
city; to correspond with outside capi
|, talists seeking investments, and show I
: them the many reasons why Jackson
/ the most desirable and eligible place i
. the State or the South for the establish
: ment of any and
ALL KINDS OF INDUSTRIES
:, which manufacture wood or cotton an
: wool. Few places can show such in
: dncements in these lines as Jackso
n offers. With its river and railroads an
: cheap and accessible adjacent forest
Astounding in the finest character Z
timbers Of multiplied varieties, in az
dition to being in the very centre of th
largest cotton producing State. On =
,, these points, any one who viii CORES
y pond with this company can easily b
satisfied.
The educational advantages of Jacl
son, for both sexes and all colors, Al
very fine. There is also first-cla
commercial college here which is We
y patronized, and where an excellent bn
mess education can he had.